diff --git a/include/libev.h b/include/libev.h
index 733db19..fe6b7cc 100644
--- a/include/libev.h
+++ b/include/libev.h
@@ -95,14 +95,13 @@ private:
         }
     };
 
-protected:
+
     /**
      *  The event loop
      *  @var struct ev_loop*
      */
     struct ev_loop *_loop;
-
-private:
+    
     /**
      *  All I/O watchers that are active, indexed by their filedescriptor
      *  @var std::map<int,Watcher>